In the spring of 1941, as Hitler was laying plans for his invasion of the Soviet Union, Leo Strauss gave a lecture at the New School for Social Research as part of a seminar on “Experiences of the Second World War.” The lecture, which was not published until five decades later, marked one of the . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s time to stop sloganeering and get serious about what is happening in Eastern Europe. Continue Reading »
America’s foreign policy needs to reorient. In my book The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict, I lay out what this approach should be. It is a strategy designed to prevent any power from dominating one of the world’s critical regions, especially its most . . . . Continue Reading »
Even among the ashes and rubble of war-torn Ukraine, the light of faith flickers faithfully on. Continue Reading »
This instinct for solidarity is one marker of a living Christian culture. Continue Reading »
The choice Ukrainians have made—the choice to defend their nationhood and their democracy—poses choices for the rest of the world. Continue Reading »
Four and a half months after Russia invaded Ukraine on the Orwellian pretext of “de-Nazification,” what have we learned about, and from, the Russian way of war?
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Guy MacLean Rogers joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, For the Freedom of Zion: The Great Revolt of Jews against Romans, 66–74 CE. Continue Reading »
“I doubt if we ever come back home,” says Helen, who until recently taught English to second- and third-graders in Mykolaiv, a southern Ukrainian city of several hundred thousand. “Putin wants Mykolaiv,” Helen says. A large majority of Mykolaiv residents speak Russian at home. The . . . . Continue Reading »
That we should grieve for the people of Ukraine is unquestionable. The boot of their powerful Russian neighbor is on their necks. That we should condemn Moscow’s aggression while cheering the courage of Ukrainian soldiers and the determination of that aggrieved nation’s leaders is also . . . . Continue Reading »
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